Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour operation after coordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, the provinceβs chief minister said Sunday.
Authorities in the southwestern province are battling one of the deadliest flare-ups in years, as insurgents in the resource-rich province bordering Iran and Afghanistan βstep up assaults on security forces, civilians and infrastructure.
Attackers dressed as ordinary civilians βentered hospitals, schools, banks and markets Saturday before opening fire, Pakistan's junior interior minister, Talal Chau
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